Harrow



July 1, 1930. `W. R.P,ETERSON HARROW 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Dec. 24, 1928 July 1, 1930. w. R. PETERSON HARROW Filed Deo. 24, 1928 2 Sheet-Sheet 2 Patented July 1i,"V 1930 TA1-i; s,

.- WALTER R.

PATENToFFlcE y PETERSON, OF` PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO IbVlEIELILi'LIOAlWAILi` HARVESTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY` HARROW j -Appiieatioii inea 'December 24,1528. 'serial i in.` 328,160.

. The-present invention relates to tillage implements and particularly toy construction of harrows and cultivators of the wideor multp'le row type. f l f f i lf5 Theobj'ects of the inventionare to provide a widertillage implement of the class above' stated than heretofore incomm'vonus'e, and one capable of Working the soil over a transverse path corresponding to a widthgordi- 1.0 narily required for three or more plant rows,

and to so constructthe implement as to make it capable. of being :turned easily to. right'or left without dragging Athel soil engaging 'elementsr thereon fside'wise. through the soil .to an i5 objectionable degree. c Y The'foregoingjob'ects as well.V as other ob-` jects and advantages, which will. becfome ap'- p'arent from the following description, have beenv attained by provision .of ai novel frame i 20 struct-.ure of .wide spread triangular, or rV'- YFigure 2 is a side elevation, with parts in j,

.section on the line 2-2 of Figurel, of the 35 horrow shown in -Figure 1; i Figure. 3 is anA enlarged detailI view o f a portion of the lfrontpresupport or ysteering truck; v l, yliigureeiL is-a side view similar to Figure 2, but lshowing a modified constructionof parts of the steering truckgand, f 'l Figure 5 is air enlarged detail view `of a portion ofthe modified truck. s y The .principle lof Vthe ir'iventionl is particularly `well `adapted for employment in the ,construction of implements of the so-called rotary hoe type",v and,in the presentl instance, the invention is disclosed as embodied in the `,construction of a wide, or 4three row, rotary to hoe. ,This construction .preferably consists of a cent-ral draft or tongue member 10 shown as comprising twin angle iron members. Intermediate the ends of this central 'member there are connected thereto Aat opposite sides thereof, rearwardly` fdiverging members 11, whichare preferably two in number at each slde'and disposed in parallel relation, these members terminating at the rear in longi tudinallyextending, short, parallel ends`-12 connectedby a transverse bar or member 13.

The centrall member 10 extends forwardly and rearwardly beyond'the plate of connection 'of the divergent members 11, therear endof the central member being preferably'secured to the transverse bar 13. A drivers seat 14 be provided on the rear portionV of member 10.- ^-At its forward end, the centraly member or tongue 10 is'carried on a ground engaging support or truckl 15, which will lbe hereinafter more particularlyv described. Intermediate the ends' of the divergent4 members ,11, there is ai transverse connecting member 16, which is secured tothe divergent members andv to the central member 10. *The transverse meni-v ber 16 is provided with journal brackets 17 at opposite sides of thecentralmember 10,. and these brackets carrythe middle trans verse portion ofa cranked axle 18, the cranks 19`o'fwhich1eX'tend rearwardly within the space enclosed bythe divergent members 1l and the'reartransverse bar 13. rlfhe cranks 19 have carrying wheels 2O j ournaled thereon infa manner to permitlateral adjustment-of the wheels on. thetransversely alignedspindle ends 21 of the cranks 19. The lateral adjust ment may be'provided by stop collars 22 on eac'hsside of each wheel 20, kwhich may be fixed' at desired location on the spindles 21 by means oflsets'crews engaging notches or depressions 23 inthe spindles, as illustrated in Figure'l;V Means, such as a hand lever 25 serack 26 `on the frame,-is preferably provided foradjustmentof the crank axle to vary the height of the rear portion of the frame above thesoil and regulate the working depth of `est curedto thecrank vaxle and a Acooperating lapped relation.

' Y spaced points from front to rear of said members. These hangers carry a succession of parallel shafts 28. The first two shafts extend across the apex of the frame, as seen in Figure 1, and succeeding shafts on the divergent members of the frame are arranged in parallel, stepped relation in the manner clearly illustrated. The vrespective shafts have mounted thereon gangs of rotary hoes, or ronged wheels, 29, of the type more clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and fi, and the spacing of the shafts, and the size of the wheels, is ysuch that the rotary hoes on succeeding shafts will be disposed in staggered and over- The arrangement of the shafts and hoes is such that the soil will be subjected to the action of two gangs of hoes throughout the width of the harrow.

In the construction in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the truck 15 supporting the forward end of the centralmember 10 comprises a vertical standard 30, which is swiveled in a bearing bracket 31 on the forward end of the central member 10, and this standard carries the usual forwardly extending draft clevis 32, to which a drawbar 33 is suitably connectedin a manner to cause turning movement of the standard and the truck upon horizontal,

Y angular change of direction of the drawbar out dragging the forward hoes laterally Y a truck including a vertical standard swiveled 33. In order to cause vertical movement of the forward end of the central bar 10 upon the standard 30 when turning movement is given that standard, the bearing bracket 31 is provided at its under side with a fixed cam plate`35. vIn thepresent instance, this is shown as a disk-like plate having an under face inclinedy from front to rear on a line oblique to the axis of the standard 30. Beneath this cam plate 35 the standard 30 has secured thereto a complemental cam plate v3G, on which the cam plate 35 normally rests. When the direction of draft changes and the standard 30 is turned to right or left, the opposed faces on the cam plates 35 and 36 will ride upon each other and become spread, as illustrated in Figure 3, with corresponding lifting of the forward end of the central member and, therefore, of the frame as a whole, which is thereby tilted on the axis of therear wheels 20. The range of lifting movement imparted by the cams 35, 36 is suflicient to'raise the rotary hoes on the forward half of the implement out of they soil and all butvthe rearmost hoes partly out, thereby making it possible to turn the harrow aboutfa central, vertical axis between itsrear wheels, or on either wheel as a pivot,rwiththrough the soil on an varc about the axis of the turn.

In lieu'of the automatic front lift for the frame above described there may be provided a hand lever 38 adjacent the seat 13 and connected by a link 39 to a bell crank 40 onthe upper end of the standard 30,- as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5. The other arm of the bell crank 40 may be connected, as by a link 41, to the bearing bracket 31 on the central member 10. The lever 38 cooperates with the usual rack 42 and, therefore, can be adjusted to lift and lower Vthe forward end of the frame during a turnand also to level the frame.

The construction and arrangement of parts above Iy described, therefore, exemplifiesY a harrow structure in which there is embodied means for automatically lifting the forward end of a wide V-shaped frame upon turning movement of the harrow,`thereby facilitating turning movement and obviating the objectionable lateral. dragging ,of the implements through the soil, which would otherwise occur. The structure also exemplifies a type of wide, rotary hoe'which will efficient-ly operate over the width of three or more plant rows and which is simple in construction and easy to control.

That is claimed is: A i

1. The combination of a frame comprising rearwardly divergent members, a central longitudinal member to which the forward endsof the divergent members are connected, thecentral member l.extending forwardly and rearwardly beyond the place of connection, a truck including a verticalv standard swiveled on the'forwardlyiprojecting end ofthe central member, means-between said truck and central memberfor causing vertical movement of said member with respect tothe truck upon turning movements of the standard, a wheeled support on the rear portion of the central member, a succession of parallel shafts carried by the divergent members, and rotary tillageV tools carried byl said shafts.V

2. The combination of'aframe comprising rearwardly divergent members,: a central longitudinalv member to which the forward ends of the divergent members are connected, the central member extending forwardly of the place of connection, a steering truck on the forward end of the central member, supporting wheels at the rear ofthe frame,and tillage tools carried by the divergent members comprising a succession of parallel transversely extending shafts mounted under the divergent members from end to end thereof, 'and gangs of toothed wheels mounted on said shafts. Y Y

' 3.5 The combination of a frame comprising rearwardly divergent l members, ay central longitudinal member lto which the forward ends of the divergent members are connected,

on the forward end of the central-fmember, means between said truck and central member for causing vertical movement of said inember withV respect'to the truckv upon turning movements vof the standard, means for supporting the rear ends of the divergentmembers, a succession of parallel Ashafts carried by the divergent members, and rotary tillage tools carried by said shafts. 1

4. A tillage implement comprising a V- shaped frame having a rigid draft tongue at its apex, tillage tools carried on the arms of the frame, supporting Wheels vat the base of the frame journaled on a common transverse axis, a steering truck having a vertical standard svviveled on thek draft tongue, and complemental opposite cam faced bearings on the truck and tongue, respectively, acting to rock the tongue and frame on the axis of the Wheels upon turning movements of the truck standard. v Y

5. A tillage implement comprising the rcombination of a V-shaped frame, tillage tools carried on the arms of said frame, a ground engaging support mounted at vthe apex of the frame for turning movements on an upright axis, and means for causing the frame to be lifted and lowered on said support by turning movements thereof.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER R. PETERSON. 

